The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-05-28

one OF your little naughtinesses to keeI
the poor youths gift on your finger
Just as long as you keep it he will
think that you may relent: and
hope you will send it back tomorrow,
dear. Mean while, give it to me,''
Felina felt bound to say.
The girl complied, pouting and
handing her the ring.
"Then there was Dick. Dear Dick
He had no money in particular, and
his family were up-country people.
But how equal to anything he was,
Feiina! How he talked OF anything,
from apple cider to the queer old col
lege professors when they were quizzed!
l wanted dreadfully to accept Dick.
But he would not give me II single
definite idea Of what he could offer me
in the way of an establishment. He
said, to be sure, that we should live in
Connecticut, somewhere, at the old
homestead-where I suppose the cell
| ings were lickeriy, you know-until
he had made a reputation as an archi-
tect. 1t was very vague. 1t would be
so nice if one were allowed to take a
fine young man like Dick and give
him Mr.. Dalgian's position and Mr..
Fenimore's money!"
"lt is to be hoped, Cameleon, that
you will find some one who combines
almost everything. l wish he would
hasten to the front, or our chance OF
getting married on the same day will
be very slim indeed. I almost feel
inclined to 'will' you to fall in love, in
spite of yourself"
"Wby, 1 do fall in love, DEAR"
pleaded Nelly, "but something always
changes my mind. AS / say, it is be-
coming a positive labor to consider the
matter so closely, day after day. 1t is
like skating-love is charming, but re-
quires constant attention, or one ends
a complete wreck somewhere under
the ice. There's the hall bell now. l
wonder if is any one for me-"
alt is" replied Felina, "let me wait
here for you, Nelly. 1 would rather
go on with my embroidery than sit by
while they lalk to you.''
TT is some one have not told you
about" said Nelly, a moment after,
looking up from the card the has
such a queer name, hasn't he? An
thony Cowl. It is quite now expert
ence to be man of such q name and
with character which we'll comedies
wouldn't it be funny if I came back
engaged:" The Cameleon embraced
and kissed her friend with genuine
fervor and arranged her lovely hair at
the mirror, and then swept out of the
room. She stood at the head of the
stairs for q breath's space, and then re-
turned to her parlor and put her lips
near Felina's ear, Whispering: "If
Mr.. Cowl would only prove irresisti-
ble!'
AS Felina sewed she often smiled.
1t was amusing to her to guess, every
few minutes, how the courtship was
progressing; how the suitor with
the odd name was becoming elated,
and how the rare young fiirt upon
whom he gazed was involuntarily
bringing him to the donouement
which had proved so fatal to a dozen
other men, as if the girls heart were
Swiss machinery which could only ac-
complish ono thing, although it SEEM
ed so human. And FelinA also gave
smile to the reflection that the Came
leon herself was acting in perfectly
good faith, and was most eager to dis.
cover a genuine interest in one of these
admirers; but her good sense and un-
limited opportunities stood much in
the way of a final decision.
81 really don't know what to say"
the CamcJeon hesiiatingly confessed to
Mr.. Anthony Cowl, looking down at
her lapfui OF black lace as she locked
her fingers together. 81 do like you 50
much, and l think your mother is per-
fectly sweet. But suppose l am aw-
fully young to choose what my destiny
shall be, and perhaps you are little
old to be my destiny, and then / never
expected to be a Mrs. sCowl.' Ii
would seem so strange!" The Came
leon had mental vision in which
people talked about "lhe beautiful
Mrs. COwl."
"SeemS 10 me-" said her lover, with
glistening eyes and flushed cheeks,
glad enough to find himself in the
girls presence again, after II miserable
absence, ''seems TO me il is IA pity to
put me off because my name is Cowl,
and | have five years more in my exis-
tence then l exactly require. Life is
short. at any rate, and happiness is
never at its climax for very long
space, no matter what our fortune is.
Perhaps if you married the your hap
piness would be as complete for as long
season as if you married young fel-
low nearer your own age. And rs for
my name, you might find people paid
a good deal Of respect to it, when
coupled with fine dinners and q box at